Indiana county warns against jumping off abandoned bridge

YORKTOWN, Ind. (AP) - Officials in a central Indiana county are warning people not to jump off an abandoned rural bridge where a man recently broke his back leaping into the White River.

Delaware County's commissioners agreed Monday to ask conservation officers to issue citations to people who ignore "No Trespassing" signs posted on the bridge near Yorktown.

The county also plans to erect additional warning signs around the 124-year-old steel bridge and police will be keeping watch for trespassers.

The Star Press reports (http://tspne.ws/28KFyQ4 ) the bridge closed several years ago, but people regularly jump from it into the river or swing from ropes tied to it.

Commissioner Shannon Henry says conservation officers told him a man recently suffered a broken back jumping from the bridge and he fears future bridge-jumpers could be killed.

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Information from: The Star Press, http://www.thestarpress.com